Bottle carrier



March 26, 1946. H. c. SINGER BOTTLE CARRIER Filed Oct 27, 1944 4 INVENTOR. L HARP/E T 7' CALDWELL SINGER Patented Mar. 26, 1946 j [UNITED STATES BOTTLE CARRIER I Harriett Caldwell Singer, Elmhurst; Long Island, i N. Y., assignor to Zimba Kola 00.,Inc'orporated, .:1

a corporation of New York Application betwe n, 1944, Serial Noise-0,557. J}

lClaim. (01. 22 1-45) This invention relates to bottle carrying devices or devices to support bottles of various kinds, shapes and sizes. I I I Broadly, it is an object of my invention to provide an improved bottle carrying device for bottles 5 provided with aseries of semi-keyhole apertures having removable closure caps. I

More particularly, it is my object to provide a bottle carrying device that may be made from heavy paper, light cardboard or flexible plastic material which can be easily die cut, printed,

lithographed or otherwise finished, and'then folded to form a device for carryinghandling, or assembling -bottled goods either singly or in' groups to aid in handling, packaging and deliv erlng such bottled goods. I

The instant invention is an improvement upon U. S. Letters Patent No."2,252,235, owned by the assignee of this application and all the adva'n tages set forth in the said patent apply to'the' present application. I have found that by extending the outer locking flanges andmaking, a circular opening instead of a semi-circular notch" that I obtain better looking results at the neck of the bottle. In addition, I have provided locking tabs that may easily be slipped into the space provided in the large opening when the bottle neck is moved towards the smaller opening and locked by the outer flange. By making the outer locking flange larger ample room is provided for stapling the outer locking flange to the bottle supporting flange if so desired.

For a fuller understanding of the nature and objects of this invention, reference'is had to'the following detailed description in connection with the accompanying drawing in which:

8 Fig. 1 is a plan View of'part of a blank for my" bottle carrier.

Fig. 2 is a plan view'of part of the bottle carrier showing the locking flange folded over the bottle carrying flange.

Fig. 3 is a side view ShOWiIlg the position of the bottle carrier in position upon the bottles, the locking flange beingfolded over upon the bottle carrying flange, portions of the bottles being broken away.

I '4 Fig. 4 is a side view of one section of the bottle or cardboard showing a bottle carrying support ing'section II and a locking supporting section 55 {2 divided by a fold line I3. I A portion of part of a. supporting section 14 is shown on Fig. 1. This supporting section is divided from the bottle carrying supporting section by a'fold line [5. The bottle carrying supporting sections II are It consisting of a small radius I! and a larger radius [8, the latter forming an aperture suflicient to pass overgthe usual closure caps l9 such as crown caps as appliedto bottles 20 of various kinds, classes and description; .The diameter of the portion ll conforms with the reduced neck it of the bottle .29 beneath the cap I9 as will appear inaconsideratio'n of the sectional view in Fig. 3 of the drawing, 3

The locking supporting sections I2 are provided with circular openings 22 of the same r'adius as the largerr'adius I8 of section II s that when the locking supporting section 12 is folded over the end ofthe surface ofthe carrying supporting section II, the'circular "openings 22 will pass over the closure caps 19 and drop below the closure 'ca'p flanges 23 and are then moved back to the position shown in Fig.- 2 so that the opening formed betweenthe circular. openings 22 and the smallerradius H' will form a constricted opening 33 to enclose the reduced neck 2| of the bottle. forming .a supportat the closure cap flanges 23 preventing accidental displacement of the bottles from the sections II and I2. A tab 24, having tongues 25- 25 extends from section l2,and when section [2 is folded over or under section I I and 'the sections take the position shown in Fig.2 the tab is inserted through the space left'in the larger opening when the section 12 takes the position shown in Fig. 2. The supporting section M (which is not shown in its extended form) hasa cut-out gt on supporting secti0n 28 like that shown in Fig; Informing a large elongated aperture, for receiving the fingers of a hand, while the'other supporting section 29 on the other side of center fold line 21 is cut similarly along lines 39, while the flap 3l is retained and folded on line 32 so as to extend through opening 5 26 in forming. a reinforced finger grip as well as a non-cutting handle support for the device, as shown in Fig; 3 of the drawing.

Itis un'derstoodth'at in using the bottle carrier shown in the drawing, the caps of thebottles are flrstfpassed through the large radius 18; the supporting'fs'ection's (12 are then folded over so that the circular openings '22 pass over the I flanges -23 ofcaps l9 to b r i ng the bottles within the restricted p n n 33, (shown. in Fi 2). ,This operation firmly. moves the bottles or the necks of the botpatent hereinbeforegmentioned, with the sup ported bottles arrangedin separating. comparts ments formed by the crossed partitions within the shipping case. It is understood that the mounting of the bottles in connection withthe supporting device is such as to compensate'fon the partitions employed in the .pack-ingand-shipping of the bottles. When arrangedsinthewshim ping case or carton, the parts 28 and 29 are folded downwardly upon the top of the bottles as shown in the aforementioned patent, so that the carriers do not occupy any appreciable amount of space; The complete case may be shipped with thesupporting or" carrying devi'ce attached to each six bottlesgandin this way the loottlesfmay .be' collectively removed from. the shipping case by the retailerf" 7 When thegroup ofsixsb'ottles are carried, they will .assume a position substantially similar toy that illustrated inF'ig. 3 asviewed'from the end of the holder. .No striking. of. the bottles will take .place in that the bottles lean towardeach other when carried. It will, of c01trse,,.be.-understood that the holder maybe constructed tosupport two, four, .or any series of bottles disposed at opposite sides. of the holder. It is also possible to arrange one, two or three bottles on a holder which would consistof justha-lfof the complete device, illustrated in Figs. v1 and 5. a

In Fig. 5 Ihave illustrated another adaptation of the present invention which consists in providingatblank having some or fold lines-34,1 35 and'36 to divide the blank-into locking supporting.

section 31.,bottlecarryinggsection-3-8 and support.-

ing section .28. At each end. of the .foldline 35 there ;are notches 39--3'9.- Onith'e side opposite.

supporting. section 31 and each endof edge 36 adapted to lie within thetmotches 3 9- 39 when supporting section 3 1 is folded at: fold line 341over or under the bottle-carrying section 38;,:thus:.locking sections 3:7 and 38. together. .I. have :found that whenthe bottle carrier. lies Ioosely 'upon the necks of the bottles tlrat by keeping sections 1 3 and38 together w it presents a better appearance upon th'e necks of the bottles at' the same time assuring the locking of the necks of the bottles within the openings provided by the sections 3 and 38. Circular openings '22 upon supporting section-31 and-openingsl tformedby smallradius If! and larger radius IS on supportingsection 38 are placed-in position uponthesaid sections- However, if section 3Tisv to be'i'o1ded"und'er section.

38, section 3! is folded under, and the necks of thebottles are placed through the openings "22" The same procedure is used for the blank in Fig. 1, except that the tabs 24 are the reverse of the position shown in Fig. 2'.

In the event it is desirable, staples may be added to lock sections 31 and 38 or sections l I to l2.

vsolduinloottles,..as;well as in the sale of cream, i milk;.alcoholic. liquors and other types of bottled goods. It isalso. understood that this invention I is applicablefor 'use'in the sale of handling other typeszfof bottled goods, especially when distributed as samples or when sold in groups of two or more: In all cases, the advertising; or display matter may be directly-applied tofone brflooth surfaces of the device by printing; 'litho graphing, or-otherwisaas will be apparent. r

A system of continuously applying the-holding or carrying device to a successive'seriesoi ibot tles has been described in the-patent aforementioned and the same method of applying maybe used in my immediate'carrier which 'isthe sub j'ectofthe instant application. I

This immediate invention has all-the; Ethan tages-set forth in the aforementionedipatentin addition to the" additional 'advlamta'ges enumer ated hereinbe'fore. j 1 It should be noted that'the key hole apertures It and f6" have the"smallerradiustoward'the fol-d lines 13' and 34', respectively, as shown: in Figs. land5. It isobvious thatvarious changes and .m'o'di g fications may lo'emad'e in the detailspfconstrucand then s'ectionf38 is lowered so that the necks of. the bottles vpass through the larger radius f8" and then moved toward the smaller. radius Tl".

tion without" departing the general spirit oi the invention, as set forth in-the appended claim. i I'c'laim: 1 j A bottle carrying device for supporting. capped bottles, saicl' 'c'aps having. extendin flanges, said" device 'compris'ingja blank out and scored'lfrom sheet material forming; a suspending. partandi a.

bottle engaging. part with a fold. Ttherehe tween, said bottle engaging. part comprising one member extending. integrally from the. suspending "part and. foldable with respectlthereto ijand. a second. part foldable over orunder s'aidiirst named memberg'the freeiend ofjsaidQsecondipart having a tab and tongues extending. therefrorn, the first named member having key-hole open.- S, said openings haying. alarger portionadapted to pass over' the fiange-ofsaid' .caps. and a reduced portion adapted to fitlbeneath-thesfianges of said caps, said-reduced portion.f acing'. towa-rids said second part, said second .parlt'havingopenings. of substantially the size. of the larger-portion. of said key-hole openings said-last -namedgopem ings serving to urge said bottles towards..said re--- duced :portion of said key-holeo enings providing a space between the larger .poption- -ofsaid;key hole opening and said openings. =of--:said' secondpart topermit interlocking ofs aidrtong u es within said space, said reducedportion and said open-- ings ofsaid secondpart cooperating to enclose the bottleneck. loeneath. said flange of; said caps to suspend said (bottles from said-inst and secg- 0ndna;med.members.- i 4 nmnmrrcanownnn smitten... fj 

